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Sturgeon earns more from second jobs than her MSP role
To the SNP’s Dear Leader, who just can’t seem to keep out of the spotlight. Now Scotland’s former first minister…
Why the BBC wants to go German
The BBC’s Director General Tim Davie made a speech this week which suggests he’s leaning toward a radical fix for…
Inside Zia Yusuf’s Reform masterplan
On Monday, I sat down for a lengthy interview on Spectator TV with Zia Yusuf, the chairman of Reform UK.…
Could Starmer’s ‘return hubs’ work?
Yesterday, following the publication of Labour’s immigration white paper, Sir Keir Starmer tried to pull a rabbit out of the…
Lammy hits back in row with French taxi driver
Back to our hapless Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who has found himself embroiled in a new war of words. No,…
The Democrats’ trillion-dollar reparations racket
When politicians run out of solutions, they start offering symbolism – and this year, that symbolism comes in the form…
The Ivanka Harvest
In Bentonville, Arkansas, far from the Beltway bubble, Ivanka Trump is talking about her latest venture. Her topic isn’t politics…
Gary Lineker must ‘educate’ himself on the Nazis
When I was a schoolboy, on the rare occasions I was required to line up against the wall to be…
Britain could pay a big price for Starmer’s ‘EU Reset’
The great ‘EU Reset’ of 19 May – when the first formal UK-EU summit since Brexit will take place –…
The trouble with BBC Verify
Can the BBC ever be objective and unbiased? It’s a question many of us ask ourselves, sometimes in hope, often…
Why lesbians want out of the LGBT movement
LGBT+ is an ‘inclusive’ way to represent all the different identities in the longer acronym, says the BBC. What nonsense:…
Anna Peterson’s New York Times article has restored my faith
Are contemporary faculty members at risk from false accusations made by supporters of Governor DeSantis? Or more generally President Trump? Has…
Man charged with arson over fires linked to Starmer
To the fires linked to Sir Keir Starmer’s property and car that have been probed this week. It now transpires…
Would voters back a Tory-Reform pact?
While rumours continue to swirl about whether the Conservatives will strike a deal with Reform UK, exclusive polling shared with…
Oxford’s LTN farce
Last week’s cheering news that the High Court has deemed Lambeth Council’s imposition of a Low Traffic Neighbourhood on West Dulwich ‘unlawful’,…
Doubted then vindicated, Andrew Norfolk was peerless
Rotherham whistleblower Jayne Senior has endured countless painful conversations with me. Across many years, we have reflected on cases of…
How Donald Trump will be impeached
From the election in November to the presidential inauguration in January, media commentators took turns to pronounce the Trump “Resistance”…
Rupert Lowe faces life in the political wilderness
Rupert Lowe must currently be the most frustrated man in British politics. The MP has been exonerated of accusations brought…
Starmer announces Rwanda-style scheme in immigration U-turn
Starmer Chameleon is at it again. Now Sir Keir has announced plans for a Rwanda-style immigration scheme after scrapping a…
What the next phase of Trump’s trade war with China looks like
For clues as to where US policy towards Beijing goes next, look beyond Donald Trump’s chaotic and erratic tariffs and…
How Labour ended up taking on the Boriswave
Sir Keir Starmer, remarkably, has launched an immigration crackdown. Britain risks becoming an ‘island of strangers’ after the Tory ‘one-nation…
Who judges the judges?
I started out as a reporter covering the criminal and civil courts in Ohio. I got to read every piece of…
Is Britain’s strong growth really because of Rachel Reeves?
The UK economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year. According to figures just released…
Poll: three in four voters say Labour’s priorities are wrong
They say that politics is all about priorities. But what happens when the public says you’ve got it wrong? Mr…
Poll: Reform support surges to record high
Well, well, well. Sir Keir Starmer’s big immigration speech on Monday prompted accusations the Prime Minister was trying to ‘out-Reform…
